• Author: Agus Heruanto Hadna
  
• From: Magister and Doctor of Policy Studies UGM
  

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The Government of Indonesia has encouraged an effort to promote development in rural area in order to achieve the sustainable development goals. However, the achievement of sustainable development in rural, especially in remote, backward and underdeveloped areas, haven?t showed significant progress. The elementary school participation rate in the rural area is still lower than in urban area. Of course there is something amiss, but what it is?This study analysed the factors that associated to the weakness of achieving the sustainable development goal in education in rural area. In order to answer those problem, this research used theoretical perspective that the quality of education is determined by several factors such as management, curriculum, teachers, facilities, school environment, and participation of community. This research used secondary data of the Center for Population and Policy Studies (CPPS), related to the education in Keerom, Kaimana, and Ketapang Regency in 2014/2015. The information and data that obtained has been analyzed comparatively, which is comparing among regency. Factors that determine the sustainable development goals in education field were compared and analyzed, so it could be known the cause of differentiation and the main influence factor in each Regency. Furthermore, this conclusion become the basis aspect for formulating policies to improve the quality of education in remote areas. This study found a similar pattern of educational problems in three Regencys. Problems that hinder the progress of basic education, i.e.school management that has not work well, quantity and quality of teachers, and low accessibility. School management problem characterized by no separation between administrative staff and teachers, also evaluation of teaching and Thelearning activities haven?t running routinely. Problems from the teacher side can be explained in terms of teacher attendance, work ethic, and some national policies that are not offset by regional readiness that indirectly encourages teachers to leave school for long periods of time. Accessibility problems related with inadequate condition of road infrastructure, uncertainty weather and wave conditions in waters territorial and high cost of transportation. Additional issue for Keerom Regency is a security. An elementary school that in the past were operating well, today is found in different condition. It has been closed and there were no teaching and learning activities for more than three years. School was abandoned by teachers because of security reasons.

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• October 28^th, 2017
• Annie Tucker, M.A (University of California at Los Angeles)

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My paper concerns Cerita Pulau. Written by Vivian Idris and directed by Fatima Tobing-Rony, Cerita Pulau is the first vignette of the four-part film Perempuan Punya Cerita. It tells the story of Sumantri, a midwife, and her friendship with Wulan, a teenage girl with autism. Living on a small island off the coast of Jakarta, each must struggle for justice, self-determination, and empathetic care in the face of Sumantri?s breast cancer and Wulan?s brutal rape. In my paper, I tease out the parallels between the plot and themes of the film and works of the sastrawangi literary movement, which emphasizes truth telling about female sexual experience and offers a phenomenological exploration of women?s sensuality as a means to empowerment. I ask how the film calls upon tropes of autism and disability to convey these feminist ideals, suggest new resistant subjectivities, and critique Indonesia?s own national ?developmental disabilities? as it negotiates policies concerning gender and access in the context of globalization. I seek to understand the role of disability in the film. In particular I explore how the representation of disability can be mobilized to express major issues of concern in contemporary transnational feminist discourse, seek out new ways of valuing and representing women?s sensuality and authority, and speak to the pressing issue of acknowledging and supporting diversity on individual and national levels. I end the paper by questioning the role of disability awareness and diversity in Indonesia and Indonesian studies today : are efforts such as autism awareness a sign of successful development ? How can contemporary Indonesian media and discourse make room for disabled subjectivities ? How might disability theory, which is an emerging and exciting field of academic study, inform the discussion of identity and self-advocacy in Indonesia today ?

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• Author: Dandi Supriadi, S.Sos., MA (SUT)
• From: Journalism Study Program, Faculty of Communication Sciences, Universitas Padjadjaran

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The environmental conservation in Indonesia is in critical condition. Arguably, the issue has not been a major concern for most people. Even though various policies have been instigated by the authorities, either directly from the Ministry of Environment of Indonesia or through agencies under it, destruction and over-exploitation of natural resources still occur. Therefore, since the official regulation is not always effective, it is necessary to create good environmental communication strategies in order to increase public awareness about the importance of environmental conservation. This article is based on a research applying a case study method about the practice of using local wisdom as a means of effective environmental communication in Sindangkerta Village, Cipatujah, one of the rural communities in West Java, Indonesia. The study found that the existing local wisdom has been successfully used to preserve natural resource; either around Sindangkerta beach or in two natural forests belongs to the village’s territory. By conducting traditional approach and the diffusion of ancestral wisdom through myth and folklore, the community leaders have made the people of Cipatujah voluntarily participate in preserving the surrounding environment without the necessity to enact legal pressures and sanctions. It can be concluded that local wisdom is considered one of the effective tools in environmental communication, especially with its proximity to the local belief. Based on this study, it can be argued that the wisdom within the beliefs and myths are more influential in ensuring compliance among traditional society compared to the official policies and regulations.

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• Authors: Novie Indrawati Sagita
• From: Department of Government Science, Faculty of Social and Politic, Universitas Padjadjaran
  

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Since the election of Ridwan Kamil as the mayor of Bandung City during period 2013-2018, he has launched a number of development programs, one of which program is Bandung Resik or The Bandung Clean. Bandung Resik Program proves that Ridwan Kamil?s leadership is oriented towards the environmentally friendly development. The implementation of Bandung Resik program, Ridwan Kamil empowers people to carry out several activities, namely a million biopori program, the cleanest village contest (aditantra), eco-office, urban farming, bio digester, Bandung garbage free, and rationalize the number of rivers which cross the city of Bandung. Even the environmental conservation actions has been supported and appreciated by the public, but in fact, this program was not simultaneously and systematically implemented in all areas of Bandung City. This study used qualitative method to explain how the leadership of Ridwan Kamil (as a mayor of Bandung City) created some environmentally oriented development policies. This study uses primary and secondary data which obtained through interviews, observation, and literature studies, which support the process of analysis and conclusions of this research. The results from this study showed that the community development activities based on the environmental conservation was not optimally implemented. Not all communities participated in this program, the environmental conservation activities, especially the urban farming program has only implemented in some areas, the facilities and infrastructure are limited, as well as poor understanding of the implementation strategy of these activities. Green Political Leadership of Ridwan Kamil has bring the renewal in regional development, but his leadership is not able to create social awareness about the importance of sustainable of environmental conservation.

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• Author: Yogi Febriandi
• From: SPK CRCS UGM

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This paper investigated the role of the tradition peumulia jamee in dealing with Rohingya and Bangladesh refugees in Aceh, 2015-2016. Peumulia Jamee in Indonesian means ?honoring guests?. It has been a tradition for respecting guests which is still preserved in the social life of the people in Aceh. In May 2015, peumulia jamee tradition played an important role in the dealing with Rohingya and Bangladesh refugees in Kuala Langsa, Aceh in 2015-2016. In May 2015, Aceh received several thousands of Rohingya and Bangladesh refugees. Legally and politically, the presence of foreign refugees is an illegal act. Therefore, in May 2015 the central government rejected the presence of Rohingya and Bangladesh refugees. In contrast with the attitude of the central government, the people of Aceh welcomed and took care of the Rohingya and Bangladesh exiles. It was found that the Acehnese people?s initiative to provide accommodation and take care of Rohingya and Bangladesh refugees was based on the consciousness of humanity and responsibility to honor guests (Peumulia Jamee). This study used qualitative study to describe the role of the tradition peumulia jamee in dealing with foreign refugees through culture. The data was gathered through interview and documentation aimed at presenting the conditions during the handling of Rohingya and Bangladeshi refugees in Kuala Langsa. The study found that 1) the tradition peumulia jamee played a significant role in managing disaster regardless of religion 2) the tradition peumulia jamee was an instrument to minimize conflicts between local communities and the refugees.

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Author: Fauzan Putraga Al Bahri

From: Prodi Magister Administrasi Pendidikan, Program Pascasarjana, Universitas Syiah Kuala

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The behavior of a principal is a manifestation of action of a school leader regarding his/ her leadership skill. A school principal coordinates series of task given to teachers. A positive behavior from a principal will encourage, direct, and motivate all of the school members to build a collaborative work in order to fulfill the vision, missions, and objectives of the school. It is expected that a principal good behavior can develop teachers? discipline. This study employed descriptive method with a qualitative approach. The instruments used to collect the data were observation, interview, and documentation study. The subjects of the research were the principals, staffs, and teachers of PAUD (Early Childhood Education) Smart Kids School Banda Aceh. This study was carried out in order to fulfill several objectives, i.e. (1) to know the behavior of PAUD Smart Kids School?s principal; (2) to know the behavior form of PAUD Smart Kids School?s principal; (3) to know the behavior of PAUD Smart Kids School?s principal in developing his/her teachers? discipline. The research findings indicated that: (1) the behavior of PAUD Smart Kids? principal has met standardized criteria as a principal as proposed in a theory concerning effective behavior of a leader; (2) the behavior form of the PAUD Smart Kids School?s principal was in consultative with democratic style; (3) The behavior of the principal in promoting discipline to his/ her teachers is done by making several policies on teachers by upholding discipline, providing guidance, giving warning, and doing class observation as well as motivating teachers to perform their job in a principled manner.

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• Authors: Tini Adiatma
  
• From: Master Program on Higher Education Management, Universitas Gadjah Mada
  

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Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) became the recent issue around the world. A lot of research conduct about initiation activity in higher education institution to integrated ESD. Sustainability also became issue of higher education in Indonesia. This research will provide some review about practice to integrate ESD in HEI recent trends in the world and the opportunity of Indonesian HEI to practice implementation of ESD. The research method used literature review approach from international journal and relevant national policy. Findings of this research is recent trends of implementation of ESD related to curriculum development, government role, research, partnerships, and finance. The opportunity to implement ESD in Indonesian Higher Education related to the national policy. National policy in Indonesia relevant to the goals of ESD. The point of implementing ESD in higher education way to shape the college student?s habits. College students became the agent of change in the society. When they get the understanding about the importance of the sustainability, they will make change the society environment for better future.

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This paper purposes to explore an alternative citizen interaction form in public place to maintain diversity of society in Pramekers as a social group. These people, known as the Pramekers group, regularly commute in the morning and go back in the afternoon and thus incidentally formed a community of daily travellers. As Harold H. Saunders, the Director of International Affairs of the Kettering Foundation, Washington, DC, argues, ?effective dialogue begins at the personal level, and globalization has made that not only necessary but possible. By dialogue we do not mean sporadic, one time exchanges, but rather sustained dialogue that builds a ‘cumulative’ agenda, develop a ‘common body of knowledge,’ and teaches participants that ‘relationships can be transformed’ (Saunders; 2011). I applied participant observation and interview as methods to capture that interaction. This study found that dialogue in Pramekers’ daily interaction become not only a way to maintain diversity but also as a medium to accommodate and advocate society’s aspirations toward the public policy especially in terms of policy about train to realize toleration among citizens. Dialog in diversity frame, actually can be created in the complexity of public place and understanding of diversity can also be done with gesture and attitude in interaction when treating people of different backgrounds.

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• Authors: Sigit Heru Murti
  
• From: Lecturer at The Graduate School of Universitas Gadjah Mada
  

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The river is part of the surface water that is vulnerable contaminated by human activities such as mining activities. One of the mining activities that contribute to river water pollution is gold mining. The Topo River is a river that located in Dongin Village which became the recipient water body for illegal gold mining activities. The aims of this study is to determine the impact of illegal gold mining to the waters of the Topo River in efforts to control pollution rate and to prevent the occurrence of potential water quality degradation. This research used survey method. Identification of water quality is done by testing several water pollution parameters compared with those required by Government Act No. 82/2001 on Water Quality Management and Water pollution Control, which includes physics parameters (temperature and TDS); and chemical parameter (pH). The Determination of sampling location is done by purposive sampling that represents the upstream, midstream and downstream Topo River which is divided into six points. According to results from several parameters, it is found that the activity of illegal gold mining in Dongin Village has the potential to contaminate the water of Topo River. Water quality condition from upstream to downstream showed a degradation as proven by pH parameter below the quality thresholds. The pH value ranges from 4-6, where the lowest pH value is 4 at point 6 which is the location of the mine. The highest pH value is 6 at point 1 which is the upstream of the river. TDS values range from 400-650 mg / L, whereas the lowest TDS is in point 6 and the highest TDS at points 4 and 5. Based on the quality standard, all samples are still below the threshold. Temperatures at each point are still within the normal range of river water between 25.7 – 28.4 C. Illegal gold mining activities potentially pollute the waters of the Topo River, therefore more research is needed with more pollutant parameters so that the pollution index and the water quality status can be determined.

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